12 Blackpool Promenade sculptures, structures and unusual objects you may not know are there
By Claire Lark
Published 1st Mar 2023, 04:55 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2023, 10:21 BST
Over the years Blackpool has seen some big changes and the Promenade has been no exception, with new features popping up – and disappearing - along the few miles from north to south.
Many, like old rain shelters and the war memorial are clear in the mind of residents, but there's lots more going on along our great promenade than you might remember. Sadly, some have been and gone, like the High Tide Organ and the Frankenstein Project. But here are 12 sculptures, structures and unusual objects which are still in place - some of which you may have never noticed before.
The dune grass blade sculptures on Blackpool Promenade are awesome when the wind blows. They bend and move gracefully and if you're local, and see these things everyday, their movement and what they are telling you about the wind speed and direction, becomes familiar Photo: Martin Bostock
Have you spotted these and assumed they are another art installation? The structures are actually ventilation pipes, which are part of the United Utilities pumping station Photo: National World
The Sound of the Wind Looks Like This is an artwork made of aluminium poles and powered by the wind. It makes the strength and direction of Blackpool’s fresh air visible and is at the southern end of the promenade. It has been there since 2002 Photo: submit
These two, sadly, are long gone. The High Tide Organ whistled incredible notes as it picked up the sea breeze, such a shame it had to go. Alongside in the Frankenstein Project, a contemporary structure by Tony Stallard Photo: National World